Wanda's Picks Radio Show

1. Ibrahima Seck is a member of the History department of University Cheikh Anta Diop of Dakar (UCAD), Senegal. His research is mostly devoted to the historical and cultural links between West Africa and Louisiana with a special interest for religious beliefs, music, foodways, and miscellaneous aspects of culture. Dr. Seck is now holding the position of Director of research of the Whitney Plantation Slavery Museum located in St. John the Baptist Parish in Louisiana. He is the author of a book on this historic site entitled “Bouki fait Gombo: A History of the Slave Community of Habitation Haydel (Whitney Plantation) Louisiana, 1750-1860. [New Orleans: UNO Press, 2014]. http://whitneyplantation.com/

2. Gason Ayisyin is a New Orleans-based photographer who immigrated to the United States as a young child from Haiti, and Karel Sloane-Boekbinder Ashe Programs assistant For Theatre Visual Art And Education at Ashé Cultural Arts Center join us to talk about the new exhibit at the Powerhouse "Loa"

3. Graham Lustig, Artistic Director, Oakland Ballet, Luna Mexicana, Nov. 2-3 at the Paramount Theatre, Oakland oaklandballet.org

4. Tom Bruett, director and Nick Hadikwa Mwaluko, dramaturg, joins us to talk about Cardboard Piano by Hansol Jung: Playing Oct 26 - Dec 2 at New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness Avenue, Lower Lobby, San Francisco, CA 94102. nctcsf.org